2017 Series 2 Garbage Pail Kids Battle of the Bands Explained

It’s been nine months since the last GPK retail release. 2017S1 GPK Adam-Geddon was well received from collectors, who enjoyed a lot of the artwork and end of the world type of gags. Topps has now launched 2017 Series 2 Garbage Pail Kids Battle of the Bands. This set is all about musical acts past and present. Topps is following almost the exact formula they used with 2017S1 Adam-Geddon, right down to the parallels and pack contents. The base set once again features 180 cards, broken down into 7 subsets based on musical genres. As has been the case for the last few years, the base cards lack card back artwork, sticker die-cuts, checklists, and numbering in on the back. You will notice the odds on the parallels are twice as high as previous sets. I believe Topps has overstated the odds. Based on box breaks parallels are falling at 1/2 rate of the stated odds. (GPKNews has reached out to Topps for comment, but as of this writing Topps has yet to respond.) I will have articles taking a stab at production numbers in a few days. To see the official Topps checklist click here. Here is what you can find, and where you can find it in 2017 Series 2 Garbage Pail Kids Battle of the Bands.

(Note: I will continue to update this post as new information comes to light and any new parallels/inserts are found.)

Base Set – 180 total cards made up of 7 different subsets.

Pop Stickers (21a/b – 42 Total Cards)

Classic Rock Stickers (20a/b – 40 Total Cards)

Hard Rock Stickers (9a/b – 18 Total Cards)

Metal Stickers (10a/b – 20 Total Cards)

New Wave & Punk Stickers (10a/b – 20 Total Cards)

Alternative Stickers (10a/b – 20 Total Cards)

Rap and R&B Stickers (10a/b – 20 Total Cards)

Parallel Sets – Same exact cards from the Base set, except with a different speckled color border.